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Enrollment for this course has closed. But you can enroll in a future offering (please select)
Not available for purchase in India
Mastering the art of learning music by ear on any instrument.
Are you a music maker, performer, composer, or aspiring songwriter looking to up your game? This is the place to start.
Ear Training and Aural Skills is the practice of learning to play music by ear, learning to notate music by ear, and learning to understand music on a deeper level just by hearing it. In this course we are going to learn techniques for listening, analyzing, and notating music (writing it down) just by listening. Perfect Pitch is not required.
Part 1 focuses on working with basic rhythms and pitch.
Below you will find an overview of the Learning Outcomes you will achieve as you complete this course.
J. Anthony Allen is a creator of things. Sometimes they’re related to music, but not always. He uses his background as a composer to inform whatever he sets his mind to creating, whether it’s music for an orchestra, a business, an app, a new electronic instrument, or ideas for his next composition (ask him about sailing the Arctic in nonstop sunlight).
While he was born and raised in Michigan and now lives in Minneapolis, Allen and his work have traveled the world, covering most of Europe in the process. He’s written music for almost any medium you can imagine, from film and the Minnesota Orchestra to TV, radio, and video games.
As a creator, he wants to push forward with a purpose. He founded Slam Academy in Minneapolis because he wanted to make electronic music education accessible and affordable. To a similar end, he wrote a book called Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers. Allen is all about connecting the dots, and using one area of his expertise to inform another.
Which is why he’s a: composer, producer, songwriter, engineer, sound designer, DJ, remix artist,
multimedia artist, performer, inventor, Ableton Live Certified Trainer, entrepreneur, and Assistant Professor of Music, Media, and Management at Augsburg University.
Some blank sheet music and a pencil is all you need to take this course in Ear Training and Aural Skills.
In the Resources section, you'll find some files for blank sheet music that can be downloaded and printed, if you don't have any yourself.
Other resources that might be handy (but not essential) include:
